Receptacle



Aug 5, 1941. G. J. FORMAN RECEPTACLE Filed Aug. 21, 1939 INVENTOR.

A TTORNE Y.

Patented Aug. 5, 1941 RECEPTACLE George J. Forman, Unionville, Conn.

Application August 21,

1 Claim.

My invention relates to improvements in receptacles and it is directedmore particularly to improvements in an open-sided receptacle havingparts arranged to permit transformation of said open-sided receptacle toa closed container.

The principal object of the invention is directed towards the provisionof an open-sided receptacle having opposite end portions which arerelatively foldable or hinged so that they may be moved so as to form aclosed container. As a special feature thereof the receptacle may beleft in its open position and a cover may be disposed thereover to forma larger closed container.

As a special feature of the invention, a means is provided to reinforcethe hinged parts of the device so as to make the same more secure andfirm.

According to further unique and novel features of the invention, thedevice is of simple construction so that it is not costly in itsmanufacture.

Various other novel features and advantages of my invention will behereinafter more fully referred to in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a receptacle and cover therefor, eachembodying the novel features of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the receptacle of the invention in itsfolded or closed-containerforming position; and

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the device of the invention taken ona line parallel to the end portion.

Referring now to the drawing more in detail, the invention will be morefully described. Like characters refer to like parts in differentfigures of the invention.

The receptacle of the invention is generally designated by ID and it hasa horizontal bottom wall ll provided with a pair of transverse scoringlines I2 intermediate its ends forming a hinge portion I3. These scoredlines l2 separate the two end portions from the hinged portion I3.Front, rear and side walls 14 extend upwardly from marginal edges ofsaid wall H, all being preferably of the same height substantially asshown.

The container may be made of various materials although a cardboardmaterial is preferred and it may be made from a single blank of suitablesheet material.

The scored lines l2 are continued upwardly into the side walls 14, orperforated lines IS on the side walls in coincidence with lines l2 may1939, Serial No. 291,227

be provided. These lines l5 are for tearing purposes as will presentlybe seen and when the walls are torn along these lines, a tab portion l6between the two lines is provided.

When it is desired to use the device as a cover member or as a bottommember of a completed box, the same may be easily accomplished byallowing the member to remain intact and by not tearing along theperforated lines or by not folding along the scored lines. In such aninstance, a second receptacle, such as indicated by H! in Fig. 1 is usedwhich is adapted to overlie the first receptacle It! in the conventionalmanner.

When it is desired to use the device as a complete container withinitself, the same may be accomplished in the following manner. Theperforated lines IS on the side walls 14 are torn so as to divide theside walls into three separate portions. The device is then easilyfolded along the scored lines 12 whereupon the two end bottom portionsare brought into parallel relation with each other substantialy as shownin Fig. 2. The portions of the side walls are herein fitted one insidethe other and the tab portion l6 of the side wall is fitted adjacent theparallel side wall portions to serve as a reinforcing means therefor.

While I have described the invention in great detail and with respect tothe present preferred form thereof, it is not desired to be limitedthereto since changes and modifications may be made therein withoutdeparting from the spirit and.

scope of the invention. The invention may be embodied in other specificforms without departing from the essential characteristics thereof. Thepresent embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects asillustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention beingindicated by the appended claim rather than by the foregoingdescription, and all changes which come within the meaning and range ofequivalency of the claim are therefore intended to be embraced therein.

What it is desired to claim and secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is:

A receptacle of the class described consisting material folded so as tonormally have a horizontal bottom wall and vertical side and end wallshinged thereto, said bottom wall being provided with a pair of spacedand substantially parallel bending lines which extend transverselythereof intermediate its opposite ends, one of said bending lines be-'ing nearer to the end wall adjacent thereto than is the other bendingline to the end wall adjacent thereto, each of said side .walls beingprovided with a pair of spaced perforated tearing lines which extendvertically upwardly throughout the height of each side wall and havingtheir lower ends in substantial coincidence with said bending lineswhereby said side walls may be torn along the tearing lines to provideoppositelydisposed flap portions which are foldable inwardly towards oneanother along the hinges between said side walls and bottom Wall so thatsaid bottom wall may be folded on both of the bending lines and theportions thereof at the outer sides of the bending lines may be broughtinto spaced parallelism with one another at a distance equal to thedistance between the bending lines and the portions of said side wallsat the outside ofthe tearing lines which coincide with said otherbending line may be brought into adjacency with the outsides of theportions of said side walls at the outside of the tearing lines whichcoincide with said one bending line with the end walls in overlappingrelation.

GEORGE J. FORMAN.

